Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-11-03

The chinch bug eats the farmers
grain, the bee moth spoils his honey,
the bed bug fills him full of pain, the
humbug scoops his money. -FlGvonia
(1er.) argus.
A milk trust company has been
organized in Chicago, to include all
the milk producers. The distrust COM
pany will include the consumers, as
formerly. Francisco Post.
An Omaha real estate man was at
tackled by three footpads the other
night He killed one and forced the
other two to buy thirty days option
on town lots.-Peoria transcript.
An English statesman asserts that
not only do married men live longer
than bachelors, but that the latter are
more criminal. He says that there
are thirty criminals among every thou
sand bachelors, while among married
men the ratio is only eighteen.
An unique fashion note gives the
important information that red hair
with blue eyes must be differently
managed from red hair with gray or
brown eyes. As soon as blue is intro
duced into the dress the blue eyes
count for twice their value, and form
too strong contrast with red hair.
The claim of being the oldest living
twins in New England is contested by
Mrs. Hepsibah Everett and Mrs. Sally
Cole, of Dedham, Mass, who were 80
years old the 28th of last May. They
have another sister, Mrs. Nabby
Smith, of Dedham, who is 90, and
brother few years younger than Mrs.
Smith.
Prof Trautvetter, of Peoria, con-
ductor of music, has an interesting
relic of the Chatsworth horror. 1t is
the baton which he uses in his bust
ness, and is of solid mahogany, about
two feet in length and highly polished.
1t is supposed TO be portion of Mr..
Fred Weinnette's cane, and is gold
tipped and appropriately engraved.
Several years ago the Medical asso-
citation of Boston presented the Uni
versity of Toxic, Japan, with a num-
Der of its duplicate volumes. The
gift was acknowledged at the time,
and again lately by the presentation
cal works. The books are in Chinese
characters, the japanese having no
printed alphabet
A farmer at Chelsea, Vt, has had a
novel and unpleasant experience.
Four months ago his hair and whiskers
began to come out, and in month his
head was as bald as babes. His eye
brows and eyclashes also came off,
and there seems little prospects of
new growth. Eight years ago, how
ever, his hair came off in the same
way, but his whiskers and eyebrows
and eyelashes remained
Ontonagon Mich, has a baseball
dog. He can judge a sky-scraper as
accurately as any professional, and is
a much surer catch, while liners and
daisy-cutters are simply his veal. He
has been known to jump five and
half feet to nail a hot one, and his
pickups are the admiration of the town.
Had he eight equally proficient COM
panions and were they able to bat it
would make the strongest aggregation
in the country.
The Toronto Globe says the latest
advertising dodge is to strew about
the sidewalks bogus purses, from
which bogus bills stick out, the idea
being that the people who pick them
up will have their attention drawn to
the advertisements printed on them.
Il don't think much of that scheme"
said gentleman who is not wholly
insensible to the charms of money.
do you think l am going to patronize
a man who trifles with my finest feel
ings?"
Two new fodder plants have been
discovered in Finney county, Kansas.
One is called the branching dourra,
and is much the same in appearance
as the rice corn" with which most
Kansas farmers are familiar The
other is the ''teosint grass" but looks
more like corn than grass. 1t comes
from small seed no bigger than
turnip seed. 1t is stated that the stalks
or leaves from single seed of it
furnish feed enough for two cows or
oxen for twenty-four hours.
We have for years, says The MHsical
Herald, advocated the playing of
national air. Hail Columbia" or 1.-The
Star-Spangled Banner, at the close of
every musical and dramatic entertain
mont given in the United States. Such
a movement would be calculated to
promote feeling of patriotism among
the people, especially among the
younger element of the community.
No concert or dramatic performance
is given in Great Britain that is not
closed with the singing or playing of
the national anthem. Who will begin
the movement here in the United
Sfutnso